Designer Daily

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Every week, we’ll give you an overview of the best deals for designers, make sure you don’t miss any by subscribing to our deals feed. You can also follow the recently launched website Type Deals if you are looking for free fonts or font deals. 750+ High-Quality UI Sound Effects. Packed with over 750 high-quality recordings, the Useful Interface sound library delivers a diverse collection of tastefully crafted user interface sound effects for your UI needs.

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Canva

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

In its early days, Instagram used to be all about filtered pictures of your lunch and your pets, but since then it has grown into an immeasurably useful creative tool. Nowadays Instagram can be used for just about anything, and a lot of creatives have opted to use it as a cataloged portfolio of their work and a platform to network with others in their field.

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Creative Market

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

As any graphic designer will tell you, choosing the perfect font for a project can be a love/hate process. The more prevalent and permanent you expect the font choice to be, the more involved you become in the decision. It usually starts with a font family's overall look and feel, but you can quickly find yourself in the depths of the type designer's most detailed choices.

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Spoon Graphics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

In this Adobe Photoshop tutorial I’ll show you some clever techniques for creating military style camo patterns, using nothing but Photoshop filters. The result is completely randomised, which is perfect for producing abstract shapes and disruptive patterns. I’ll also present a range of optional steps you can take to customise the appearance of your camouflage design, then prepare to have your mind blown when you see how Photoshop can completely automate the creation of your pattern

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Speaker: Amber Asay, Creative Director and Founder of award-winning design studio Nice People

Understanding what trends are happening and how they’re impacting the competitive landscape is crucial to providing top dollar design strategy to your clients. With so many trends coming and going, it can be overwhelming to determine which ones you should capitalize on and which ones might not be worth the trouble. In this exclusive webinar with Amber Asay, we’ll explore graphic design trends that need to die, trends that are starting to pick up and why, trends that have come and gone, and how t

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Designer Daily

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

I couldn’t find much information about these lottery tickets from communist Bulgaria, but the design alone makes it worth sharing here. Heavily inspired by Russian constructivism, these tickets are an amazing display of great layouts produced with abstract shapes only. Images via Delcampe.net. Thanks for being a subscriber, here is your FREE house vector icons set.

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Canva

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

It’s believed that artists invented pigments using a combination of soil, animal fat and burned charcoal as early as 40,000 years ago. In this article, we deep dive into the history of colors and the color psychology behind them. In today’s society, color is perhaps something we take for granted. With one simple click, we have thousands of colors at our disposal.

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Spoon Graphics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

If you love the vintage design style you need to get your hands on this brilliant toolkit of fonts, textures, logo templates and graphics from Heritage Type Co. The Milkstore Collection contains everything you need to create vintage style logos, badges, labels, packaging or title designs with a hand-crafted vibe. The newly updated pack is currently on sale, and I’ve teamed up with Heritage Type Co. to offer Spoon Graphics readers an extra 10% off, making the final price $25 with a total di

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Graphic Design USA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Marcea Decker of Shillington Education kicks off our 2019 Educator To Watch series. Marcea sees design as a way to improve quality of life through problem-solving and education as fundamental to it.

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Canny

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

When it comes to fruit and vegetable packaging their is a massive debate going on at the moment regarding the amount of packaging we use for them. The main problem is plastic in packaging is the need for sustainable and environmentally friendly packaging. Now this shouldn’t take away from our design of packaging, if anything its an exciting challenge.

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Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

I’m delighted to announce that I’m one of the six designers profiled in season two of Abstract: The Art of Design, the Emmy-nominated Netflix original documentary series that returns on September 25. The creation of Scott Dadich , Morgan Neville , and Dave O’Connor , Abstract explores design as a way of thinking, through the work of designers in different disciplines.

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Brands must create and share impactful content to thrive, but they have less people, tighter budgets, and fewer resources to do so. Learn how to publish and market digital content with the same professionalism as organizations with million-dollar budgets.

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Tuts Plus

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Do you need an impactful and effective way to promote your small or medium-sized business in 2019? It's tough to find advertising that balances high-value information and promotion. Traditional forms of advertising, like business flyers, are still effective. Tried, tested, and true promotional methods can still get the word out about your business. Pro-Biz - Business Corporate Flyer.

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Spine Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Emily Osborne is a graphic designer and illustrator, and Art Director at Penguin Random House, NY. Here she takes us through her process for designing The Swallows. The cover design for Lisa Kutz’s The Swallows , was one of those special experiences where my first round ended up including the final cover, every last detail was on that initial comp. When does that happen?

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Design Roast

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Whether you’re just getting started in design or you want to create a symbol for your business, there are several things you should keep in mind when considering how to design a logo. Have you ever seen one that didn’t really reflect the personality of the company? There is more to creating a logo than [.]. The post How to Design a Logo appeared first on Design Roast.

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Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

One of the telltale signs of a vintage watch is its lettering. The unique markings on watch dials, surprisingly consistent from one manufacturer to the next, evolved separately from typography: these are forms unconcerned with the needs of type designed for printing words on paper, and unmoved by the changing fashions of graphic design. Instead, watch lettering has been shaped by the curious technologies of dial manufacturing, the demanding requirements of working in miniature, and the unusual c

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Tuts Plus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

You might think that brochures are an afterthought these days due to the penetration of digital marketing, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Brochure – One of the Adobe InDesign brochure templates that's trending in 2019. Let's take a look at the creative options you've got in 2019 when it comes to InDesign brochure design. We'll explore some of the best InDesign templates available from Envato Elements and GraphicRiver.

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Graphic Mama

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

A collection of 10 free Google Slides templates designed by GraphicMama. Scroll down to download! Presentations are still one of the most engaging and effective ways to communicate your message and show your ideas to the world. Unfortunately, for most people, preparing the presentation itself is quite a burden. This is why we decided to ease the things for you.

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Design Roast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Broadway has been the epicenter of live theater for quite some time. The best of the best take the stage every night. While it’s worth experiencing a Broadway show, tickets are always expensive and hard to acquire. So how do Broadway shows entice people to see their performance? Look around Times Square. You’ll see billboard [.]. The post The Top Broadway Show Logos appeared first on Design Roast.

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Fotor

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Is anyone really up for job hunting? I know it takes quite a bit of effort to secure a job in this cut-throat environment. The quality of your resume will be the very first threshold to determine your chances of getting an interview. You may get passed on even if you have plenty of relevant […].

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Spine Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Courtesy Photo. Press Enter to Continue is Spanish illustrator Ana Galvañ’s English-language debut. Translated by Jamie Richards and published by Fantagraphics, the book offers readers a series of surreal short stories exploring the negative effects of technology on society. Several reviews tout the book as “Black Mirror-eque” because of Galvañ’s use of psychedelic colors, abstract themes, and technological representations.

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Feature Shoot

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Man outside a liquor store in Oakland, California, 1962. Black musicians still had to fight to perform in venues in non-black neighborhoods, even though the black and white locals of the American Federation of Musicians had merged. North Beach, San Francisco, 1960. John Coltrane listening to playback at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio for Impulse Records, New York City, 1963.

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Graphis

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

This week’s Graphis Master is Paul Rand, an American graphic designer who created a multitude of logos for corporate businesses. He had a lengthy and successful career making a name for himself as one of the most creative thinkers in the design industry. Many of his logos are inspired by the Swiss style of graphic […].

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Ohn Mar Win

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Last weeks post were the WHYS for setting goals - this post will deal with the HOWS of goal setting. There has been a lot of research showing that having challenging goals work by improving performance and results. I can tell you from personal experience that I certainly seem to accomplish more when I take the time to set goals and actively take steps to see them through.

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Speaker: Sean Adams, ArtCenter College of Design

Thomas Edison once said “Vision without execution is hallucination.” This statement applies not just to invention, but to graphic design. One of the greatest strengths of graphic designers is the ability to first develop a concept and then execute it to make it real. From visualization and ideation all the way through to actuation and execution, each step of this process takes skill and expertise.

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Spine Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Courtesy Photo. Erin Williams’ graphic novel Commute: An Illustrated Memoir of Female Shame (Abrams ComicArts, October 8, 2019) gives an inside look at her past sexual experiences while offering an analysis of the way society looks at, and interacts with, women. Her cover, which features a woman wearing only a t-shirt and underwear standing on a platform in front of a crowded train, invites readers to explore the content within and holds meaning to Williams.

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Feature Shoot

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

ACD Systems International has been a world leader in photo management software since the early 1990s, when the company forecasted—and helped facilitate—the rise of digital photography. But within the last ten years, they’ve revolutionized the way photographers around the globe manage their daily workflow. The Ultimate product line, for example, is the first ever digital asset manager and RAW editor with layers.

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BP&O

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Opinion by Richard Baird Hair Solutions is an enhancer, made from botanical concentrates, that can be added to any brand of shampoo, personalising it to meet 66 different haircare scenarios through a combination of formulations directed at 6 categories (normal, dry, wavy, flaky and colour-treated and fine) and 11 concerns (brittle, dry, oily, thin, wavy or colour-treated, split-ends, […].

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Canva

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Before the omnipotent smartphone and the advent of ever-present email, work used to be something you left at your desk office in the form of a pile of papers. However, the modern workplace doesn’t stop when you do. Constant connectivity has allowed us to do our job at any time, from anywhere, for better or for worse. With so much more to do and so much less time to do it in, productivity has become the buzzword du jour when it comes to business.

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Speaker: Eden Spivak, Design Expert and Editor at Wix & Nir Horesh, Accessibility Lead and Senior Product Manager at Wix

When we design products or websites for people like ourselves, there are many others who are, as a result, left out. From visually impaired users who rely on assistive technology, to people with a temporary injury such as a broken arm, tech users are forever diverse and beautifully unique. The products we design can, and should, reflect the extremely wide range of human experiences and needs.

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Tuts Plus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

What You'll Be Creating Take our new course, Restaurant Menu Design in Adobe InDesign , to learn how to design elegant menus while mastering the most essential tools in Adobe InDesign. In this course you’ll learn how to create two restaurant menus: a basic menu card and a trifold brochure. Don't miss instructor Laura Keung 's menu design ideas—she shares her top tips and tricks for creating effective menu designs, all the way through to printing!

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Joe McNally

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Sometimes, you just have to say, “Why not?” and wing it and see what happens. Wait a minute. Sometimes? I forgot for a moment that we’re photographers. We do that ALL THE TIME. The what if factor is up there when you have a rolling camera platform, no permit, remote triggering, autofocus, and the Loose Cannon of Reno, Nevada, photographer and dear friend MD Welch, helping you out.

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BP&O

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

LogoArchive returns with Issue 5 – Technique. The technical limitations of the mid-century—the need for a steady hand and a precise mind for mechanical reproduction—demanded that an exceptional level of care and creativity be given over to shape and space, association and perception. These considerations created a rich corporate and consumer form language and range […].

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Inspiration Feed

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Designing is a skill that only a few people possess while bringing out their inner creativity into work. Interior decoration is something wide and fun which seems easy but requires a lot more than ever imagined.

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